Fidelma Farley (MA, PhD) worked as a lecturer for fifteen years before undertaking training with Breathworks to become a Mindfulness Trainer.Read more...

Aksobhin Tracy(MSc) is a qualified Breathworks trainer with a background in engineering and more recently in social research. Read more...

Eileen McCarney(RGN, RM, ADHP) is a qualified Breathworks trainer and an experienced Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist. She is a qualified nurse and midwife with experience in complimentary healthcare and community based education. Read more...

Anne Nolan is a qualified Breathworks trainer with over fifteen years experience in the complementary therapy field. Anne holds ITEC Diplomas in Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage and Stress Management. She is a Reiki Master and teacher and a member of Reiki Federation Ireland. Read more...

Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals

If you are a healthcare professional and work with people who experiences chronic pain or long-term health conditions, or if you have personal experience with pain or ill-health, then this Breathworks 3 day event will introduce you to ways of living well with pain or ill-health.

This module will cover the foundational principles and content of the Breathworks Mindfulness for Health course. There will also be opportunities over the three days to explore implications of offering the course for existing patients and clients.

The course includes Breathworks key ideas, teaching and methodology for:

Primary and Secondary Suffering

Blocking and Drowning

Five Step Process

Breathworks practice of Mindfulness in Daily Life: a pacing method that helps people to avoid flare-ups of pain or other conditions.

The Breathworks Body Scan and Breathing Anchor practices: taught to particularly suit those living with pain and illness, based on Vidyamala's (the founder of Breathworks) experience of using mindfulness for her chronic pain.

Compassionate Acceptance, Open Heart and Connection meditation practices: compassion meditations developed to suit those with chronic and painful conditions

Breathworks System of Mindful Movement

Guidance on how to teach meditation specifically for people with pain or illness

Using the breath to help soften reactions to pain and to reduce the tension and stress that often accompanies it.

There will also be presentation of the qualitative and quantitative data of Breathworks programme benefits.